Kii branch of the Tokugawa family
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The Kii branch of the Tokugawa family was one of the three prestigious collateral houses (Gosanke) of the Tokugawa clan, ruling the Kii Domain and serving as a key source of potential shogunal successors during Japan’s Edo period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kii branch of the Tokugawa clan | 1 |
| Kii branch of the Tokugawa family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22966294 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kii branch of the Tokugawa family Context triple: [Tokugawa Yorinobu, house, Kii branch of the Tokugawa family]
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A.
Kuni-no-miya branch of the Imperial Family of Japan
The Kuni-no-miya branch of the Imperial Family of Japan was a collateral princely house established during the Meiji period that provided male-line members to support and extend the Japanese imperial lineage.
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B.
Ogasawara clan
The Ogasawara clan is a prominent Japanese samurai family historically known for its role as feudal lords and for codifying traditional etiquette and martial arts.
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C.
Nagoya clan
The Nagoya clan was a samurai family of feudal Japan that held regional power and domains, including control of Ako Castle during part of the Edo period.
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D.
Takano clan
The Takano clan was a Japanese noble family of ancient lineage, historically associated with the imperial court and aristocracy.
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E.
Kikkawa clan
The Kikkawa clan was a prominent samurai family in western Japan that became closely allied with and eventually absorbed into the powerful Mōri clan during the Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kii branch of the Tokugawa family Target entity description: The Kii branch of the Tokugawa family was one of the three prestigious collateral houses (Gosanke) of the Tokugawa clan, ruling the Kii Domain and serving as a key source of potential shogunal successors during Japan’s Edo period.
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A.
Kuni-no-miya branch of the Imperial Family of Japan
The Kuni-no-miya branch of the Imperial Family of Japan was a collateral princely house established during the Meiji period that provided male-line members to support and extend the Japanese imperial lineage.
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B.
Ogasawara clan
The Ogasawara clan is a prominent Japanese samurai family historically known for its role as feudal lords and for codifying traditional etiquette and martial arts.
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C.
Nagoya clan
The Nagoya clan was a samurai family of feudal Japan that held regional power and domains, including control of Ako Castle during part of the Edo period.
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D.
Takano clan
The Takano clan was a Japanese noble family of ancient lineage, historically associated with the imperial court and aristocracy.
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E.
Kikkawa clan
The Kikkawa clan was a prominent samurai family in western Japan that became closely allied with and eventually absorbed into the powerful Mōri clan during the Sengoku period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kii branch of the Tokugawa family